Challenges Faced by Female Commercial Sex Workers in Puducherry, India: A Qualitative Inquiry

IF 0.5 4区社会学 Q3 WOMENS STUDIES

Indian Journal of Gender Studies Pub Date : 2022-03-25 DOI:10.1177/09715215221082180

P. Swathisha, S. Deb

引用次数: 1

Abstract

Sex work is considered one of the oldest professions in the world. In India, selling sex in private is legal, while all other activities related to sex work, such as pimping, brothel-keeping, are considered to be illegal. Despite their vulnerability to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, the research has been less focused on the other challenges faced by sex workers. This article aims to understand the major challenges faced by female commercial sex workers (CSWs) through a qualitative study covering 15 CSWs who work in Puducherry Union Territory in South India. The data were collected by using an in-depth interview guide, and the case study method. Thematic analysis was employed to analyse the data. The article discusses in detail the challenges CSWs face in terms of economical, psychological and social spheres of their lives.

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印度普杜切里市女性商业性工作者面临的挑战:一项定性调查

性工作被认为是世界上最古老的职业之一。在印度，私下进行性交易是合法的，而所有其他与性工作有关的活动，如拉皮条、妓院经营，都被认为是非法的。尽管他们容易感染艾滋病毒和其他性传播感染，但这项研究较少关注性工作者面临的其他挑战。本文旨在通过一项定性研究，了解女性商业性工作者（CSW）面临的主要挑战，该研究涵盖了在南印度普杜切里联邦领地工作的15名CSW。数据是通过使用深入访谈指南和案例研究方法收集的。采用专题分析法对数据进行分析。文章详细讨论了女社会工作者在经济、心理和社会生活领域面临的挑战。

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Indian Journal of Gender Studies WOMENS STUDIES-

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期刊介绍： The Indian Journal of Gender Studies is geared towards providing a more holistic understanding of society. Women and men are not compared mechanically. Rather, gender categories are analysed with a view to changing social attitudes and academic biases which obstruct a holistic understanding of contributions to the family, community and a wider polity. The journal focuses, among other issues, on violence as a phenomenon, the social organisation of the family, the invisibility of women"s work, institutional and policy analyses, women and politics, and motherhood and child care.